Accessible Media presented by Nisha Pawar - Accessible Media Associate, BarrierBreak Training using Videos: An approach to include deaf, hard of hearing, visually impaired and learning impaired

1. Training using Videos: An approach to
include deaf, hard of hearing, visually
impaired and learning impaired
By Nisha Pawar
Accessible Media Associate
BarrierBreak
Tel: +91-22-26860485/6
Web: www.barrierbreak.com
Email: sales@barrierbreak.com

2. Media accessibility
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Text transcripts
Captions
Sign language
Audio Description

3. Text transcripts
• Describes the audio of a video
• Displayed on :
– Same webpage
– Separate File (Text file, Microsoft Word document,
Pdf or provide it on a separate web page)

4. Captions
• Textual description of the audio displayed at the
bottom of the screen
• Synchronized the captions with audio / video
• Often captions mistaken as subtitles
• Localized Captions

5. Types of captions
• Close Captions
– Displayed as CC
– Appear on user request
• Open captions
– Always visible
– Blocks the view

6. Captions – Screen shot

7. Captions – Screen shot

8. Sign language
• Universal language for people with hearing
impairment
• Different across the regions
• Works for all languages
• Common term

9. Sign language - Few best practices
• Right bottom corner of the screen
• Add Separate video track

10. Sign language – Screen shot

11. Audio description
• Narration of the video
• Added between 2 dialogues
• Audio description draws attention to the key
visual elements
• Helps people with visual impairment
• Audio described movies

12. Audio described Bollywood movies

13. What should be audio described?
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An educational video for teaching students
Feature films
Musicals
Nature Documentaries
Sport and Live Events
Children’s Programs
Advertisements / Programme Trailers / Product
Placement

14. Audio description- Best practices
• Add necessary content:
– Use present tense
– Titles and Credits
– Use appropriate voice
– Prioritizing Information
– Giving Additional Information
– Signposting or Anticipating the Action.
– Highlighting Sound Effects
– Colors
– Logos and Opening Titles

15. Where to Contact Me?
Email: nisha@barrierbreak.com
Office: +91-26860485/6 Ext: 109